[Determination of the renal clearance in combination with isotope nephrography]

The possibilities of a determination of the renal clearance including the separation of sides with the help of simple nuclear-medical examination and measuring techniques are described. In 50 patients the determination of the effective flow of renal plasma was carried out with 131J-labelled iodohippuric acid. Methodic variants were compared. The examinations of the patient last one hour. They can be carried out in the outpatient department within the isotopic nephrography. In addition to this only several takings of blood samples are necessary. A catheterization of the urinary bladder as it is necessary for the classical determinations of the clearance is no more to be done. The results show that with the help of the methods described valuable quantitative informations about the function of the kidneys are to be got.